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that's the house plan proposed by speaker boehner. president obama has threatened to veto a similar plan a few days ago. something senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell urged him to re-evaluate. >> this weekend we offered the president a bipartisan proposal to avoid default so we could have the time we need to put together a serious plan for getting our house in order and he rejected it out of hand. congressional leaders of both parties have shown they're willing to work in good faith. i would suggest that the president reconsider their offer rather than veto the country into default. >> meanwhile, harry reid introduced a plan to cut the deficit by $2.7 trillion over the next decade, he proposes $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and would raise the debt limit through 2013. senator reid's plan also suggests the committee to find more spending cuts. more committees. speaking on the senate floor, reid bluntly challenged boehner to face down the more conservative aspect of his house, his caucus, by backing his proposal to raise the debt ce
that's the house plan proposed by speaker boehner. president obama has threatened to veto a similar plan a few days ago. something senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell urged him to re-evaluate. >> this weekend we offered the president a bipartisan proposal to avoid default so we could have the time we need to put together a serious plan for getting our house in order and he rejected it out of hand. congressional leaders of both parties have shown they're willing to work in good faith....
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my very strong support for speaker boehner. the house republican leadership and this plan to prevent default and reduce washington spending. i also want to commend the speaker for his efforts and for his determination. >> if the boehner proposal does make it to the senate, democrats insist it does not have a chance of making it to the president. >> the speaker's plan is on life support. and it's time for him to pull the plug. we need to move on to other plans that actually have a chance of passing. >> it is not a solution, and it will not pass. every democratic senator will vote against it. i don't know how many more times we need to say that, but it's true. >> so all that work by boehner perhaps for nothing. schumer and reid not alone. all 53 senate democrats are united against the house bill, sending a letter to speaker boehner yesterday saying his plan will never pass the senate. but many conservatives, as you know, also unhappy with boehner's plan. tea party senators sent a letter of their own to the house saying they oppos
my very strong support for speaker boehner. the house republican leadership and this plan to prevent default and reduce washington spending. i also want to commend the speaker for his efforts and for his determination. >> if the boehner proposal does make it to the senate, democrats insist it does not have a chance of making it to the president. >> the speaker's plan is on life support. and it's time for him to pull the plug. we need to move on to other plans that actually have a...
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speaker boehner would walk away from this type of deal. >> well, speaker boehner passes the deal on the dance. >> it is hard to believe they cannot agree. >> and no, they are not willing to change their tunes. >>> we begin this monday afternoon sadly in worse shape than we were when we left you on friday. apparently no closer toç a dea on the debt ceiling crisis, and now just eight days to default. and in fact, we could be further from a deal than ever before. the president maintains that both sides must share in the sacrifice, and here he is speaking earlier this afternoon. >> both parties have a responsibility to come together to solve the problem and make sure that the american people are not hurt. on this issue. >> moments ago, senate president harry reid laid out a new compromise from the democratic side. $2.7 trillion in spending cuts and a debt ceiling raised beyond the 2012 election. at his side was colleague senator chuck schumer who attacked the republican position. >> at this point, there is no alternative other than default, and no basis for republicans rejecting this prop
speaker boehner would walk away from this type of deal. >> well, speaker boehner passes the deal on the dance. >> it is hard to believe they cannot agree. >> and no, they are not willing to change their tunes. >>> we begin this monday afternoon sadly in worse shape than we were when we left you on friday. apparently no closer toç a dea on the debt ceiling crisis, and now just eight days to default. and in fact, we could be further from a deal than ever before. the...
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it needs to come from speaker boehner. you've got the status now. >> reporter: we'll tell him in give you one. >> me and viqueira will have to cry about that. >> reporter: the billion dollar question, whether john boehner can get to 218. it's unclear. we expect the vote to come in around 215. speaker boehner was probably meeting with members an hour ago off the side the house floor twisting arms trying to get to this number of 216 votes. certainly a lot of confidence. spoken like it will happen, get out of the house. why that's so important is that house republicans need leverage to go against harry reid, against president obama. it if it doesn't pass today they essentially have lost their seat at the negotiating table because speaker boehner has not proven he can pass any debt limit through the house that is acceptable to democrat. harry reid said senate democrats will get rid of this as early as today. they're going to table it, so what we're seeing now on a timeline sense, dylan, is this will then go into negotiations.
it needs to come from speaker boehner. you've got the status now. >> reporter: we'll tell him in give you one. >> me and viqueira will have to cry about that. >> reporter: the billion dollar question, whether john boehner can get to 218. it's unclear. we expect the vote to come in around 215. speaker boehner was probably meeting with members an hour ago off the side the house floor twisting arms trying to get to this number of 216 votes. certainly a lot of confidence. spoken...
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boehner, mr. boehner, mr. boehner. >> boehner became a poster child for the democrats' frustration. >> congressman boehner represents a series of economic ideas that are rooted in the ideas that got us into this mess in the first place. >> he wants to cancel the obama tax cuts that were part of the recovery act for the middle class. >> reporter: with a boost from the tea party, baner and the republicans blamed president obama for the bad economy. >> remember when ronald reagan was president, we had bob hope and we had johnny cash. think about where we are today. we have president obama. but we have no hope. and we have snno cash. >> reporter: now with the campaigns in the rearview mirror, the country is faced with a government divided. >> he will have responsibilities to govern. you can't stand on the sidelines and be a bomb thrower. >> when you see the word compromise a lot of americans look up and think they're going to sell me out. finding a common ground, i think, makes more sense. >> reporter: for these t
boehner, mr. boehner, mr. boehner. >> boehner became a poster child for the democrats' frustration. >> congressman boehner represents a series of economic ideas that are rooted in the ideas that got us into this mess in the first place. >> he wants to cancel the obama tax cuts that were part of the recovery act for the middle class. >> reporter: with a boost from the tea party, baner and the republicans blamed president obama for the bad economy. >> remember when...
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we have not seen that kind of behavior coming out of john boehner. instead, boehner this whole like i'm here but i'm not and i'm scared, i mean, he is more afraid of losing his speakership than he is of getting this deal done. and that's appalling, robert. >> you know, karen, i disagree with you. here's why. i think speaker boehner really is on the side of the american people here. look, when you take a look at the polls, you can point out polls. i can as well. the american people want two things. one, they want less taxes or no tax increases. but also too they want reduced government spending. so -- >> no, robert, they want -- they're okay with tax increases on the wealthy, my friend. >> so when you take a look at it in that context, the speaker is right on the side of the american people. it's a little disingenuous to simply say to raise taxes on the wealthy because you and i have had that argument before. but again, the bottom line is that speaker boehner and president obama both have to appeal to both their bases. you've heard me say that before.
we have not seen that kind of behavior coming out of john boehner. instead, boehner this whole like i'm here but i'm not and i'm scared, i mean, he is more afraid of losing his speakership than he is of getting this deal done. and that's appalling, robert. >> you know, karen, i disagree with you. here's why. i think speaker boehner really is on the side of the american people here. look, when you take a look at the polls, you can point out polls. i can as well. the american people want...
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boehner managed to keep it together for most of the proceedings today. proceedings that honestly took a turn for the awkward as ms. pelosi finally got to the big moment, the handing over of the speaker's gavel. >> now, recognizing our roles under the constitution, united in our love of our country, we now engage in a strong symbol of american democracy, the peaceful and respectful exchange of power. i now pass this gavel, which is larger than most gavels here, but the gavel of choice of mr. -- speaker boehner, i now pass this -- >> is it possible going forward to just pretend that moment didn't happen? can we all collectively agree to erase that memory from our memory banks? just delete it from the archives? speaker boehner was then sworn in by democratic congressman john dingle of michigan. in addition to holding the title dean of the house mr. dingle holds the distinction of being the third longest serving member of congress ever. he experienced this day in december of 1955. new house speaker mr. boehner officially administered the oath of office to th
boehner managed to keep it together for most of the proceedings today. proceedings that honestly took a turn for the awkward as ms. pelosi finally got to the big moment, the handing over of the speaker's gavel. >> now, recognizing our roles under the constitution, united in our love of our country, we now engage in a strong symbol of american democracy, the peaceful and respectful exchange of power. i now pass this gavel, which is larger than most gavels here, but the gavel of choice of...
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they think they have developed a foil in john boehner. right? the premise of ten days when the president went to cleveland, ohio, last week to go to the same city that john boehner went to a couple weeks before and trying to put a face on the republicans but wh's odd here, savannah, about the back and forth between the white house and john boehner about tax cuts ignores the political reality which is this proposal, this compromise, that supposedly happening or could happen and it's -- i think there's a lot of ifs in that one, caveats, there's no chance it passes the senate. you have a group of six to eight senate democrats who wouldn't support middle class only or saying extend them all, particularly a few up in 2012 and are alread ly starting to lk at that election and start worrying about the issue becoming hit with being somebody who's in favor of tax hikes. >> yeah. it seems like on the substance you make the point it maye make whatever he says obsolete. >> right. >> and seems to be about the white house feeling like they have a winner here
they think they have developed a foil in john boehner. right? the premise of ten days when the president went to cleveland, ohio, last week to go to the same city that john boehner went to a couple weeks before and trying to put a face on the republicans but wh's odd here, savannah, about the back and forth between the white house and john boehner about tax cuts ignores the political reality which is this proposal, this compromise, that supposedly happening or could happen and it's -- i think...
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boehner, we lose. if it's mobilizing tens of millions of people who don'tç want to see cuts in social security, who want to see large corporations who don't pay a nickel in taxes start paying their fair share, we're going to win that debate. >> senator bernie sanders, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> in the wake of the anxiety surrounding washington and what seems like everything being thrown on the table in order to reach a deal comes an interesting insight into the physical benefit of welfare. new research has found that social safety net programs which aim to reduce psychosocial stresses for low-income families may actually also reduce childhood obesity. to shed more light on this i'm joined by craig gunderson, a professor at the illinois of illinois. good afternoon, sir. the fight in washington is these days everyone on edge and yet you believe, i think that it's children who should really -- who could really suffer as a result of all this political economic bi
boehner, we lose. if it's mobilizing tens of millions of people who don'tç want to see cuts in social security, who want to see large corporations who don't pay a nickel in taxes start paying their fair share, we're going to win that debate. >> senator bernie sanders, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> in the wake of the anxiety surrounding washington and what seems like everything being thrown on the table in order to reach a deal comes...
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i empathize with speaker boehner. the speaker should be given the authority to negotiate the best deal and his caucus should support him. he came back with a plan. he wanted to do the big plan, but his caucus rejected that. it is my hope they will give speaker boehner a break. >> i would disagree as a member of the caucus. i can tell you it was the president that ended the big deal. we worked with speaker boehner. we are in agreement. this bill will pass in the house, at least. >> congress member karen bass and congress member fleming, thank you. >>> like michael jackson and john lennon, amy winehouse's record sales have skyrocketed after her death. "back in black" will reenter at number nine on the charts. the 27-year-old died in her london home of unknown causes, but toxicology reports are pending. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly
i empathize with speaker boehner. the speaker should be given the authority to negotiate the best deal and his caucus should support him. he came back with a plan. he wanted to do the big plan, but his caucus rejected that. it is my hope they will give speaker boehner a break. >> i would disagree as a member of the caucus. i can tell you it was the president that ended the big deal. we worked with speaker boehner. we are in agreement. this bill will pass in the house, at least. >>...
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we've heard boehner. but mish tch mcconnell saying i don't agree with boehner. what's going on? >> seeing the united states senatat work. john boehner knows farewell he can come out and look like he can compromise the tax cuts for middle class. he knows there's no chance that that bill will go through the senate. every republican indicated they would block it, as well as a lot of democrats, including independent joe lieberman today said he would not support it for at least the next two years. >> so 's looking forward on this. you did something for us to understand the decision making that the house minority leader has done. you went to his hometown. >> i did indeed. a lot of folks said he was a country club republican and playing a lot of golf. but he did come from very humble beginnings in the town of redding, ohio, outside of cincinnati. >> no you can't! >> reporter: john boehner has risen to political heights on capitol hill. itegan on hill street in reading, ohio. it's the house he shared with 11 brothers and sisters. >> so you had 12 people in this house. or 14? >> 14. 12 k
we've heard boehner. but mish tch mcconnell saying i don't agree with boehner. what's going on? >> seeing the united states senatat work. john boehner knows farewell he can come out and look like he can compromise the tax cuts for middle class. he knows there's no chance that that bill will go through the senate. every republican indicated they would block it, as well as a lot of democrats, including independent joe lieberman today said he would not support it for at least the next two...
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a tweet from speaker boehner. here's how the president responded. >> obviously john's the speaker of the house, he's a republican, and so this is a slightly skewed question. but what he's right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to it. we e have not gotten the type of cooperation that i'd like to see on those initiatives but i'd like to key trying. eventually the speak ler see the light. >> they're talking about a newellingness to close the tax loopholes. speak yesterday, house leader eric cantor said in part if the president wants to talk loopholes, we'll be glad to talk loopholes. any discussion of loopholes must be accompanied by offseth tax cuts. we are not for increasing representative knew. cantor's comment drew a sharp response from democrats who say the demand would prevent them from winning any deficit cuts from tax cut loopholes. eric cantor will join us a little bit later on "morning joe." >>> the transportation security administration, the tsa warning airlines and foreign na
a tweet from speaker boehner. here's how the president responded. >> obviously john's the speaker of the house, he's a republican, and so this is a slightly skewed question. but what he's right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to it. we e have not gotten the type of cooperation that i'd like to see on those initiatives but i'd like to key trying. eventually the speak ler see the light. >> they're talking about a newellingness to close the tax loopholes....
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boehner's saying about compromise when it comes to tax cuts. we'll it'll you exactly what he's saying. >>> in california, the search is under way for those missing after last week's gas line explosion. plus, new video of the gas line erupting. details on the n inspection under way of all the company's pipelines in that state. >>> hurricane igor grows from a category 1 to a massive category 4 storm in less than 24 hrs. we are tracking this monster storm. we've got a new one right behind it. plus -- this is the buzz story of the day. a female tv reporter allegedly harassed during an nfl practice, what she says happened to her. and will some nfl plers be punished if itturns out to be true >>> well, has republican leader john boehner managed to take way one of the democrats' key attack lines leading into the midterms? president obama is accusing the republicans of holding the middle class hostage when it cops to tax cuts pitting the rich against the middle class. john boehner now says he's willing to compromise on tax cuts, for working families. >>
boehner's saying about compromise when it comes to tax cuts. we'll it'll you exactly what he's saying. >>> in california, the search is under way for those missing after last week's gas line explosion. plus, new video of the gas line erupting. details on the n inspection under way of all the company's pipelines in that state. >>> hurricane igor grows from a category 1 to a massive category 4 storm in less than 24 hrs. we are tracking this monster storm. we've got a new one...
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in back to back meetings with the white house and capitol hill, john boehner floated an offer of $40 billion worth of cut, but $7 billion more than the two sides have been discussing over the past week or so. after their summit meeting, president obama expressed his concerns over this looping shlo shutdown. >> we're closer than we've ever been to getting an agreement. there is no reason why we should not get an agreement. as i said before, we have now matched the number that the speaker originally sought. the only question is whether politics or ideology are going to get in the way of preventing a government shutdown. >> the president then criticized the pace of the talks and urged congressional leaders to put aside their differences and get something done. >> i think what the american people expect from me is the same thing they expect from every member of congress and that is we're looking out for the interests of the american people and not trying to score political points. i think what they're looking from me is the same thing they're looking from speaker boehner and harry reid a
in back to back meetings with the white house and capitol hill, john boehner floated an offer of $40 billion worth of cut, but $7 billion more than the two sides have been discussing over the past week or so. after their summit meeting, president obama expressed his concerns over this looping shlo shutdown. >> we're closer than we've ever been to getting an agreement. there is no reason why we should not get an agreement. as i said before, we have now matched the number that the speaker...
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i think boehner is weakened. if he can't get the house to pass this bill, i don't know what that means for his speakership. >> let me turn to you, richard, on exactly that question. part of this was the optics. there was president obama standing surrounded by kind of ordinary american taxpayers and there was john boehner literally all by himself. >> i know. and at christmas, too. look, he's zombie speaker. he is. it is over. he agreed to deal. had to back track from the deal. if you were a betting person, you would say he has not got unanimity, not the word would you apply this republican caucus. so it just takes someone, tea party freshmen, to want the limelight and say you lie, it's over and then he has to call everyone back for a vote, no to say he won't get it through, but it is another round of embarrassment. by the way, then has to go into the negotiations for the year-long deal and how weak is the negotiating position from the get-go on that? so he really doesn't have much of a leadership position after al
i think boehner is weakened. if he can't get the house to pass this bill, i don't know what that means for his speakership. >> let me turn to you, richard, on exactly that question. part of this was the optics. there was president obama standing surrounded by kind of ordinary american taxpayers and there was john boehner literally all by himself. >> i know. and at christmas, too. look, he's zombie speaker. he is. it is over. he agreed to deal. had to back track from the deal. if you...
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speaker boehner ent went on to say he and mitch mcconnell stressed to the president on the day of his deficit speech they would not get behind any plan that raised taxes. he also threatened republicans may not voted to raise the debt limit. in an interview with politico he said in part if the president does not get serious about the need to address our fiscal nightmare, yeah, there's a chance the debt limit vote could not happen but that is not my goal. however, the obama administration continues to stress the, quote, catastrophic dangs of not raising the debt limit. >> i would say simply that those members of congress who have suggested that are dead wrong. there are severe potential consequences to not raising the debt ceiling. it's an assessment shared by economists, independent economists across the board, both here in america and around the world. it would be terrible folly to play games with this. >> secretary tim get near spoke to congress earlier this month telling them the first deadline is scheduled for mid-may. without a deal, a default can come as early as july. >>> while
speaker boehner ent went on to say he and mitch mcconnell stressed to the president on the day of his deficit speech they would not get behind any plan that raised taxes. he also threatened republicans may not voted to raise the debt limit. in an interview with politico he said in part if the president does not get serious about the need to address our fiscal nightmare, yeah, there's a chance the debt limit vote could not happen but that is not my goal. however, the obama administration...
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boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> pu
boehner's blunder part deux. the speaker of the house can't get his facts and figures straight. >> pu
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speaker john boehner has his press briefing live. he is caught between senators who want a deal and ultra conservatives in the house who will settle for nothing less than cut, cap and balance that passed the house this week but no chance in the senate. the president is working overtime to broker a deal. he held meetings at the white house last night and send word through this is press secretary a very short term debt fix is on the table if lawmakers can agree on a broad plan to reduce the deficit. but republican leaders gave up no new ground this morning. >> many of us learned a long time ago to pay more attention to what this president does and what he says. i'll just say this. there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that this president is as deeply committed to a government we can't afford as he was on inauguration day. >> nbc's luke russert is tracking all the definitelime d and negotiations from the hill. will house republicans really accept anything out of the plans right now? >> reporter: that is the million dollar question,
speaker john boehner has his press briefing live. he is caught between senators who want a deal and ultra conservatives in the house who will settle for nothing less than cut, cap and balance that passed the house this week but no chance in the senate. the president is working overtime to broker a deal. he held meetings at the white house last night and send word through this is press secretary a very short term debt fix is on the table if lawmakers can agree on a broad plan to reduce the...
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because john boehner will ultimately shut down the government and then john boehner who opened it back up, and it is john boehner currently shutting out 11 million people from full citizenship. joining me now, jose diaz balart. jose, do you understand the basic contours of this, as someone who covers this day in and day out, do you understand them in the same way? >> i do, indeed. but chris, you know something, let's forget about the senate bill for a minute. let's just -- >> throw it out. >> -- forget that the senate bill even exists. in the house of representatives, there has been a small group of four republicans, and that whittled down to essentially one now, that were working on their own version of immigration reform, which would have included some legalization for the 11 million undocumented, not even dealing with the senate bill, and that fizzled away. where is leadership, both in the house, and i would question, in the republican party as a whole, when there are members, republican members in the house, that are dealing with their own immigration reform bill, and that was left
because john boehner will ultimately shut down the government and then john boehner who opened it back up, and it is john boehner currently shutting out 11 million people from full citizenship. joining me now, jose diaz balart. jose, do you understand the basic contours of this, as someone who covers this day in and day out, do you understand them in the same way? >> i do, indeed. but chris, you know something, let's forget about the senate bill for a minute. let's just -- >> throw...
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boehner is bringing members to his office for some one-on-one arm twisting. he still may not have enough votes. house majority vote counter kevin mccarthy needed a hook. he got the bright idea to play a clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> who's car are we going to take? >> that did the trick for one lawmaker. huffington post reporting allen west told his colleagues i'm ready to drive the car. meantime afleck told the huffington post, i don't know if this is a compliment or the ultimate repudiation. i think the company men is more preerm. >>> in george clooney is telling usa today the time is right for his new thriller "the ides of march." he stars and directs the film which also stars ryan gosling. it's about a young press person working for a presidential candidate during the iowa caucus. the knew bee gets a back room crash course. clooney said he thought about shooting the film in 2008 but the nation was too hopeful back then. new he says cynicism has
boehner is bringing members to his office for some one-on-one arm twisting. he still may not have enough votes. house majority vote counter kevin mccarthy needed a hook. he got the bright idea to play a clip from "the town." >> i need your help. i can't tell you what it is. you can never ask me about it later, i'm going to hurt some people. >> who's car are we going to take? >> that did the trick for one lawmaker. huffington post reporting allen west told his...
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when we hear this, sounds like it's couched in a quiet way by john boehner. is this really a signal for compromise? a lot of folks asking that. >> reporter: well, that's a great question. it's campaign season, okay? so there was some signaling of compromise, boehner has said that, in fact, he is just trying to take a talking point away from the white house. there's all of this positioning going on. the point is he's trying to make himself look reasonable to the electorate, and in doing so he has just undermined what has been actually a very effective republican strategy for the last two years or so, which is so oppose t obama white house on significant measures, on big measures like tax cuts, and fiscal policy in tgeneral. ey are trying to say that obama is way out there. so either he has to compromise and sticsk with his words or in the white house's view, he's got to admit he was saying stuff to sound good on tv. in earth case the white house thinks this is an opening that will help it through campaign season. >> so he's saying democrats are way out there,
when we hear this, sounds like it's couched in a quiet way by john boehner. is this really a signal for compromise? a lot of folks asking that. >> reporter: well, that's a great question. it's campaign season, okay? so there was some signaling of compromise, boehner has said that, in fact, he is just trying to take a talking point away from the white house. there's all of this positioning going on. the point is he's trying to make himself look reasonable to the electorate, and in doing so...
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boehner's warnings echos the demands the republicans made last year. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends the u.s. treasury is expected to reach the current $16.4 trillion debt ceiling limit in early 2013. likely after the november elections. as of now, the u.s. debt roughly $800 billion below that limit with last year's $2.1 trillion increase in the debt limit being used up quickly. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch james lipton the host of "inside the actors studio" giving mitt romney, who's been called stiff, some lessons in acting like a human. >> since politics and performance have become pretty much fused and since you've been criticized by some for not coming across as authentic to your public, maybe we can sort of work on that today. let's start with your laugh. >> you know, i live for laughter. i mean -- [ laughter ] >> it isn't working. it's inert. it just doesn't come across as genuine. worst of all, it's mergeless, which is to say, while you expect us to be amused, you're not the le
boehner's warnings echos the demands the republicans made last year. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends the u.s. treasury is expected to reach the current $16.4 trillion debt ceiling limit in early 2013. likely after the november elections. as of now, the u.s. debt roughly $800 billion below that limit with last year's $2.1 trillion increase in the debt limit being used up quickly. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch james...
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john boehner is pouring cold water on a fire. he's not willing to confront those in his own party who view it differently. in his first interview, he told brian williams he does not personally question the president's citizenship. >> the state of hawaii has said that president obama was born there. that's good enough for me. when you come to the congress of the united states, there are 435 of us. we are nothing more than a slice of america. people come, regardless of party labels, they come with beliefs and ideas. it's the melting pot of america. it's not up to me to tell them what to think. >> joining me now, nationally syndicated talk show host, michael smerconish. good to see you. >> hi, tamron. >> it john boehner right? it's not up to him to tell people what to think. you have a mind of your own. is it up to john boehner to tell someone in his party you better believe the president was born in the united states? >> i wish he would have gone further to pour water on the discredited theories. i don't think it serves his party w
john boehner is pouring cold water on a fire. he's not willing to confront those in his own party who view it differently. in his first interview, he told brian williams he does not personally question the president's citizenship. >> the state of hawaii has said that president obama was born there. that's good enough for me. when you come to the congress of the united states, there are 435 of us. we are nothing more than a slice of america. people come, regardless of party labels, they...
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i think mccain and boehner are in that tradition. again, it's hard other than internal republican politics to explain why cantor would not want to be on that side of this question. >> thanks for your time tonight. catch melissa filling in for rachel maddow tonight here on msnbc. >>> coming up, late night comedians are thanking willard romney for all the material. but can punch lines have a real impact on campaigns? >>> and remember the smoking 2-year-old baby? well, he's got some competition now. you won't believe who picked up the habit. your summer break is up next. ashley was not only my little sister, she was a best friend. she was very giggly. if you could get her to laugh really hard, she would even snort sometimes. it was so funny. this is the text from me that my sister was reading. right before she flipped her car and was killed on impact. this is the text from me that my sister was reading. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has a
i think mccain and boehner are in that tradition. again, it's hard other than internal republican politics to explain why cantor would not want to be on that side of this question. >> thanks for your time tonight. catch melissa filling in for rachel maddow tonight here on msnbc. >>> coming up, late night comedians are thanking willard romney for all the material. but can punch lines have a real impact on campaigns? >>> and remember the smoking 2-year-old baby? well, he's...
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boehner to appear as the man who was nonpartisan and drawing everybody together? >> well, the good news is that the government is continuing to function, but there were two reasons that i voted no. number one, there were cuts in that bill that really are going to hurt job creation in vermont. high speed rail, this is very important to vermont, the deployment of broadband. these are things that republican and democratic governors have reported in vermont. the second problem i have with the bill is all -- it wasn't balanced. all of the cuts are coming out of what's called the discretionary budget, that's 12% of the budget. and what we have to do if we're going to be successful to restore fiscal balance is put everything on the table. the pentagon got more money, not less. the oil companies continue to get tax breaks. that comes out of taxpayer dollars. and obviously we have to look at the internal revenue code. so everything should be on the table in order for us to be successful. this was not. >> mr. welsh, i thought the understanding was that here was a continuing
boehner to appear as the man who was nonpartisan and drawing everybody together? >> well, the good news is that the government is continuing to function, but there were two reasons that i voted no. number one, there were cuts in that bill that really are going to hurt job creation in vermont. high speed rail, this is very important to vermont, the deployment of broadband. these are things that republican and democratic governors have reported in vermont. the second problem i have with the...
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house speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid also weighed in on the stalemate. >> i know the frustration that he feels when democrat members continue to want to bring tax hikes into the conversation. and insist we have to raise taxes on the american people. i think he's made it clear the conversations could continue if they take the tax hikes out of the conversation. >> now with what kyle and cantor has done, it's on the hands of the speaker and the president and sadly me. >> meanwhile house mrnt leader ploes nancy pelosi was critical of republicans for not being willing to compromise with democrats on the tax proposals. >> the point is that we're willing to have a balanced package. they're not. they're not. they don't want to talk about taxes. but it's interesting. i knew. we all said what they're going to do is say even though we can agree on certain cuts, you won't go for them unless we raise taxes for the american people. no we're not. we're saying to make our tax system fair so everyone pays their fair share. republican calls for leadership from president obama sayin
house speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid also weighed in on the stalemate. >> i know the frustration that he feels when democrat members continue to want to bring tax hikes into the conversation. and insist we have to raise taxes on the american people. i think he's made it clear the conversations could continue if they take the tax hikes out of the conversation. >> now with what kyle and cantor has done, it's on the hands of the speaker and the president and sadly...
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is it speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell? who is the white house negotiating with? >> well, first of all, on the mitch mcconnell front, a very clever, creative way out of this, it would appear, by all appearances here today, but it's not going to fly in the house republican conference, and i think everybody knows that, and harry reid, you a you pointed out in praising it, may have damned it or consigned it to the grave. there's no reason for harry reid to shoot it down. no reason for the president to shoot it down. they haven't done that here. they have said it demonstrates that all republicans, including mitch mcconnell, see the danger in letting the country go into default. but there's no reason for them to stick their necks out. look, they are not ready to compromise if house republicans are going to do that. no question, to answer your question, that speaker boehner and president obama are still in contact. they are still working towards an agreement. big stumbling block, taxes still in the way, martin. >> i should explain, mike, that you're inside because there
is it speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell? who is the white house negotiating with? >> well, first of all, on the mitch mcconnell front, a very clever, creative way out of this, it would appear, by all appearances here today, but it's not going to fly in the house republican conference, and i think everybody knows that, and harry reid, you a you pointed out in praising it, may have damned it or consigned it to the grave. there's no reason for harry reid to shoot it down. no reason for the...
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boehner doesn't seem to be in sync with the new republican party. he can't viscerally be those guys in the back seats. that seems to be the problem here. if he says i think this deal sounds good, smells good, should be good, that's not the same judgment of the guys in the south and southwest that will say no way. >> well, in fact, i think there's such distrust of him within that caucus among some of those tea party republicans that if he endorses it, it may make it harder at points to rally them behind the legislation. no, they have got a bitterly divided party and the country is paying a price for it. >> lets talk about a challenge of facts. i was with carl burnstein, the great reporter. the difference compared today to 20, 30 years ago, there used to be an agreement on facts. the president of the united states, treasury secretary said we're approaching a cliff here. if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we've got real problems in terms of default. we had a congressman last night on "hardball" that said that's not true, we're not facing default. i'm
boehner doesn't seem to be in sync with the new republican party. he can't viscerally be those guys in the back seats. that seems to be the problem here. if he says i think this deal sounds good, smells good, should be good, that's not the same judgment of the guys in the south and southwest that will say no way. >> well, in fact, i think there's such distrust of him within that caucus among some of those tea party republicans that if he endorses it, it may make it harder at points to...
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let's start with boehner. he's probably not going to hear some great things about his plan to basically cut a deal before raising the debt limit. that's not what wall street wants to hear, is it? >> i think wall street wants to hear from speaker boehner that it's going to be raised and leaf leave to him the details. >> it will be -- we're going to raise it, we're going to do some things. >> right. there's going to be a price tag associated with it. i think you can expect to hear, if not today very soon, speaker boehner and other prominent republicans come up with this phrase. if you'll cut up the credit card, we'll pay the bill. i heard that by a close aide. i think you're going to start hearing that phrase a lot. you cut up the credit card, reduce the size and scope of government, we will raise the debt ceiling. now, there's lots of definitional space under the phrase. what does that mean? that's what we're going to be talking about. >> they have a couple more. >> a bit more revenue coming into the treasury.
let's start with boehner. he's probably not going to hear some great things about his plan to basically cut a deal before raising the debt limit. that's not what wall street wants to hear, is it? >> i think wall street wants to hear from speaker boehner that it's going to be raised and leaf leave to him the details. >> it will be -- we're going to raise it, we're going to do some things. >> right. there's going to be a price tag associated with it. i think you can expect to...
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boehner says he has done his job. has he done his job? >> not at all. in fact, what they have said is unless you agree to their approach of the reducing the deficit they will prevent the united states from paying the bills with the terrible economic consequences and what is the proposal they have made? they want to inshrine in the constitution of the united states an amendment to make it easier to cut social security than it is to cut corporate tax loopholes. if you want to cut a corporate tax loophole, you need 2/3 vote, and they put it in the constitution, and medicare, a majority vote, so the american people do not want to put into the founding document this bias in favor of cutting education, slashing medicare which is part of the republican house plan, protecting special interest tax loopholes. it is outrageous what they are proposing and very few people have paid attention to what they are trying to insert into the constitution of the united states. >> and finally, if i could ask briefly, do you think that the conflict will be resolved by the dead
boehner says he has done his job. has he done his job? >> not at all. in fact, what they have said is unless you agree to their approach of the reducing the deficit they will prevent the united states from paying the bills with the terrible economic consequences and what is the proposal they have made? they want to inshrine in the constitution of the united states an amendment to make it easier to cut social security than it is to cut corporate tax loopholes. if you want to cut a...
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you heard speaker boehner say that. it's what kind of things the democrats are proposing in terms of cuts that the republicans say it's unacceptable. but now speaker boehner is also saying that $33 billion in cuts isn't enough, and here there's a dispute. democrats and the white house officials will tell you, looking boehner privately agreed to $33 billion being the target number and the only thing we had to figure out was, all right, how do we get there? what specifically do we cut? boehner has been saying publicly for days and days there was never a deal, $33 billion isn't enough, and so that's the state of play, and you do wonder where the break through is going to come if it does at all. seems like a crash course towards a government shutdown, but both sides have some trepidation about that because nobody knows who the american public would blame if there were a government shutdown. >> savannah, you mentioned smoke and mirrors. we've got this quarrel about the budget for the next six months. meaning that the really
you heard speaker boehner say that. it's what kind of things the democrats are proposing in terms of cuts that the republicans say it's unacceptable. but now speaker boehner is also saying that $33 billion in cuts isn't enough, and here there's a dispute. democrats and the white house officials will tell you, looking boehner privately agreed to $33 billion being the target number and the only thing we had to figure out was, all right, how do we get there? what specifically do we cut? boehner...
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boehner and a break in the stalemate. he met secretly with president obama last week in seeking $1 trillion in unspecified revenues. that sounded promising, but boehner can only cut the deal if the caucus sticks with him once he does. so will they? mr. cantor, i believe it is your turn. >> i can tell you one thing that we are united, as republicans, to say that now is not the time to raise taxes. i have talked with the speaker, and he is not for increasing taxes. >> in an e-mail today, a senior gop aide revealed these comment, revenue can increase due to economic growth as a result of tax reforms, not tax hikes. that means revenue can only pay for themselves, but raise revenue on top of that. and they are the freest of free lunch, but they are not, so no changed revenue. with the message repeatedly coming from the gop, why is the president talk about private negotiations and what have to be private ne conversations? to understand that, you have to look at this from the 2010 tax deal. >> as sympathetic as i am to those who
boehner and a break in the stalemate. he met secretly with president obama last week in seeking $1 trillion in unspecified revenues. that sounded promising, but boehner can only cut the deal if the caucus sticks with him once he does. so will they? mr. cantor, i believe it is your turn. >> i can tell you one thing that we are united, as republicans, to say that now is not the time to raise taxes. i have talked with the speaker, and he is not for increasing taxes. >> in an e-mail...
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. >>> political sand trap, a new report shows house minority leader john boehner's mitt political action committee spent $80,000 on golf outings this year alone. >> did you hold yourself to a higher standard you don't spend $83,000 a year golfing. >> just as boehner and other republicans accuse the white house of being out of touch with americans struggling in this economy. what does this say about him? >>> plus, we are taking you onto the white house red carpet, the politics, fashion and food at the obamas' very first state dinner. >> thanks to the interventions of malia and sasha, because i was planning to eat this sucker, courage will also be spared. >> next stop, disneyland. first, it was the presidential pardon, now it is first class to disney, a parade and happily ever after. this is one lucky turkey on thanksgiving. the big picture starts now. >>> still that weird thing off his mouth, how lucky is? he good afternoon, i'm jeff rossen. david has the day off. i'm tamron hall. we begin with the holiday travel and the big picture, the troubled economy is changing the way millions of am
. >>> political sand trap, a new report shows house minority leader john boehner's mitt political action committee spent $80,000 on golf outings this year alone. >> did you hold yourself to a higher standard you don't spend $83,000 a year golfing. >> just as boehner and other republicans accuse the white house of being out of touch with americans struggling in this economy. what does this say about him? >>> plus, we are taking you onto the white house red carpet,...
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and boehner and biden get along really, really well. they're sort of each other's kind of guy, even throw there was a little bit of a flare-up in the negotiations. >> definitely. now, can we expect any real deal making to occur here? >> you never know. we heard last week that they're getting around to some of the significant sticking points. i'm sure they're going to talk about this. the predicate here is just to get these two on the same page and in a position where they feel more comfortable with each other because they really haven't spent that much downtime together. >> as they try to spin this later on, who will benefit more in terms of the image/public relations battle? >> i think the white house, no doubt about it. you know, there was a lot of silence coming out of the speaker boehner's office on this. frankly, i don't think they were really that keen on this distraction. and look, boehner has a lot of these tea party conservatives in his conference who don't want him playing golf with the president. the optics of this for conser
and boehner and biden get along really, really well. they're sort of each other's kind of guy, even throw there was a little bit of a flare-up in the negotiations. >> definitely. now, can we expect any real deal making to occur here? >> you never know. we heard last week that they're getting around to some of the significant sticking points. i'm sure they're going to talk about this. the predicate here is just to get these two on the same page and in a position where they feel more...
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boehner, between 2:00 and 3:00. nancy pelosi will hand the gavel over to john boehner. he'll take a few hours sof a to have a ceremonial swearing in. then looking around 4:30, 5:00, to see the first actual bill brought to the house floor. it will be a bill with the gop rules for how to govern the house in the next two years. every member that is a party does it it. that will pass. then we have the real business of governing starting on thursday, the first bill that's supposed to go forward is a spending bill. one where the gop plans to cut down on staff, to stop the deficit, that's how the gop is playing it off. democrats say that is a drop in the bucket. why don't you support something like a tax cuts for the middle class, which would stop a lot of that debt. you hear those politics going forward. then on friday, you'll have a vote on the rule to repeal the nation's health care law, obama care as folks call it. then looking at final passage for a full repeal on wednesday that will be a huge, huge momentous moment for speaker boehner. the nation's health care law will n
boehner, between 2:00 and 3:00. nancy pelosi will hand the gavel over to john boehner. he'll take a few hours sof a to have a ceremonial swearing in. then looking around 4:30, 5:00, to see the first actual bill brought to the house floor. it will be a bill with the gop rules for how to govern the house in the next two years. every member that is a party does it it. that will pass. then we have the real business of governing starting on thursday, the first bill that's supposed to go forward is a...
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we'll go back to the boehner rule. which is we'll cut a dollar. >> when the president looks into the eyes of republican leader who are reasonable people like boehner, is he to believe they're bluffing and or telling the truth when they say we'll light the fuse for the end of the economy? >> republican leaders will say very consistently is we are not going to default on our debt. >> john, what leverage do you think republicans have if they end up going taking the nuclear option and shutting down the government or hijacking the comern economy, everybody's going to blame them. i don't understand what cards the gop has to play in this. >> let's look at polling data. i'm not sure i agree with you across-the-board. the american people generally will blame at republican. who gets the blame. according to an nbc/"wall street journal" poll, taken earlier this year, more americans, 44%, just more, not all of them would blame republicans than blame democrats, just 33% would blame the democrats. an overwhenning of democrats no surp
we'll go back to the boehner rule. which is we'll cut a dollar. >> when the president looks into the eyes of republican leader who are reasonable people like boehner, is he to believe they're bluffing and or telling the truth when they say we'll light the fuse for the end of the economy? >> republican leaders will say very consistently is we are not going to default on our debt. >> john, what leverage do you think republicans have if they end up going taking the nuclear option...
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john boehner not taking it up, as dick durbin said. if you want tax certainty, you can pass that bill tomorrow and we will have it. >> again, lawrence, the interesting thing here is that democrats are now beginning to understand that framing this issue so the public understand it is 90% of winning the game. and the issue is not, do you extend the tax cuts for everybody or for some people. that's the way the republicans like to frame it. the real issue is do you extend the bush tax cuts for everyone up until the first $250,000 of their incomes? or do you extend the tax cuts for earnings above $250,000. in other words, what the democrats are proposing and the president is proposing is everybody, rich, middle class, everybody gets a tax cut, an extension of the bush tax cut, up until $250,000. >> up to $250,001, it will be the clinton tax rates. it's not that big a deal. why aren't republicans putting up a fuss? >> robert reich, we're one day closer to going off the cliff. thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. w
john boehner not taking it up, as dick durbin said. if you want tax certainty, you can pass that bill tomorrow and we will have it. >> again, lawrence, the interesting thing here is that democrats are now beginning to understand that framing this issue so the public understand it is 90% of winning the game. and the issue is not, do you extend the tax cuts for everybody or for some people. that's the way the republicans like to frame it. the real issue is do you extend the bush tax cuts...
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that's right, this game is up there in harry reid's corner and boehners. boehner's got a problem. the cuts and the congressional office says he doesn't got it, it's $850 million only. these aren't radicals telling the tea party and republicans vote down the boehner plan as is. >> we were just showing the wall street journal plan, boehner plan faces rebellion, it cuts $850 billion. >> they have to get something together today and move it closer to the tea party, get the party united and roll it to harry reid. >> they called the package back after the ceo. he's getting screwed here, the cbo makes two comparisons in the study. if you look at them, it's $1.1 trillion. if you look at the march, 2011, it's $850 billion. the white house came out and said boehner's plan is $1.1 trillion in savings. they want harry reid's plan to have the same savings. i agree with you 100%, there's no -- >> let me say this, joe. in reality, i admire the tea party. they don't want a phony deal. they are serious about cuts and the boehner thing doesn't make the real cuts. i think boehner has to move to them
that's right, this game is up there in harry reid's corner and boehners. boehner's got a problem. the cuts and the congressional office says he doesn't got it, it's $850 million only. these aren't radicals telling the tea party and republicans vote down the boehner plan as is. >> we were just showing the wall street journal plan, boehner plan faces rebellion, it cuts $850 billion. >> they have to get something together today and move it closer to the tea party, get the party united...
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the white house's hands if they want to cut a big are deal with boehner? that's why you're seeing a lot more talk between boehner and the president this time rather than the president and mcconnell. tomorrow's meeting at the white house will be crowded but eight members of congress are in the room including the democratic leader of the house, nancy pelosi which didn't make some folks happy, although the number twos are there, including cantor and steny hoyer who is the guy who has to whip votes for the president to get a deal through if nancy pelosi doesn't support it. this is about boehner and obama. the july 22nd, not a hard deadline but august 2nd is. turning to the race for 2012. news in the second quarter. mitt romney reporting he raised just over $18 million in the second quarter. 12.6 million in cash on hand. let's put this $18 million number in perspective. less than the 20 million plus he raised in the first full quarter of 2007. in fact he raised 23 million that time. good news for romney. he dominates in new hampshire. in a new poll 35% of likel
the white house's hands if they want to cut a big are deal with boehner? that's why you're seeing a lot more talk between boehner and the president this time rather than the president and mcconnell. tomorrow's meeting at the white house will be crowded but eight members of congress are in the room including the democratic leader of the house, nancy pelosi which didn't make some folks happy, although the number twos are there, including cantor and steny hoyer who is the guy who has to whip votes...
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but any argument brings a ko counterargument, and here is what house speaker john boehner had to say an hour ago. >> the president continues to insist on raising taxes, and they are just not serious enough about fundamental entitlement reform, and it takes two to tango, and they are not there yet. >> it does indeed. both the president and the speaker boehner had been pushing for a massive deal, one that would have reduced spending by $4 trillion over the next decade. but if mr. boehner wanted to do a big deal, the majority leader eric cantor threw cold water all over it saying that the congressional republicans would reject any revenue increases as part of the deal. as for the president, he said that he is willing to take political hits from his own party, but not at the expense of struggling americans. >> i am prepared to take on significant heat from my party to get something done. i expect the other side should be willing to do the same thing if we are going to actually solve the problem, there are finite number of ways to do it. if you don't have revenues, it means you are puttin
but any argument brings a ko counterargument, and here is what house speaker john boehner had to say an hour ago. >> the president continues to insist on raising taxes, and they are just not serious enough about fundamental entitlement reform, and it takes two to tango, and they are not there yet. >> it does indeed. both the president and the speaker boehner had been pushing for a massive deal, one that would have reduced spending by $4 trillion over the next decade. but if mr....
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reid's extends further than boehner. if boehner sees a short-term option through the house of representatives, he's told his colleagues to stay united. they believe they can take on the white house and win on this. >> real quick, any chance we get a deal today? >> if we get a deal today i will take you out to the most expensive dinner in new york city. >> they'd better get a move on down there. you're witness, we're holding him to it. >> i'm witness. that's right. >> here it is the far right taking heat for holding the debt deal hostage.ç they're not the only one refusing to budge. progressive groups are accusing the president of secretly planning to gut medicare and social security. they said democrats should not budge an inch unless their demands are met. justin good to see you today. >> thank you. >> move on went so far as to join with a number of other progressive groups over the weekend, trying to organize this whole protest movement where progressive voters will call their lawmakers and insist that they hold stea
reid's extends further than boehner. if boehner sees a short-term option through the house of representatives, he's told his colleagues to stay united. they believe they can take on the white house and win on this. >> real quick, any chance we get a deal today? >> if we get a deal today i will take you out to the most expensive dinner in new york city. >> they'd better get a move on down there. you're witness, we're holding him to it. >> i'm witness. that's right....
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i agree with what speaker boehner said and what president obama has said. we're at the point where it's a matter of politically what can each side sell to his caucus and base. whether you call it revenue raisers or tax loopholes whatever those phrases are, each side is playing politics and while behind closed doors trying to get those negotiations done and figure out how much they can afford to give. >> all right. karen and tony thank you very much for your time. >> thanks, richard. >>> casey anthony will not be a free woman next wednesday. the release date for the florida mother acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter has been moved to july 17th. when she gets out of jail her troubles are far from over. she faces $4,000 in fines and could be called on to cover the costs associated with her case. lilia break down the estimated costs for us. >> reporter: they are high, richard. there was a petition done by the prosecution they're saying we want far and beyond the limit that's legal for us to cover. the cost is $91,000 in prosecution's cost. and then the
i agree with what speaker boehner said and what president obama has said. we're at the point where it's a matter of politically what can each side sell to his caucus and base. whether you call it revenue raisers or tax loopholes whatever those phrases are, each side is playing politics and while behind closed doors trying to get those negotiations done and figure out how much they can afford to give. >> all right. karen and tony thank you very much for your time. >> thanks, richard....
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rr. >> right now boehner unplugged. there's still no help for a sequester deal. >> we have moved in the house twice. we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. >> the republican leadership says let the senate begin. i remind them that the constitution says the appropriations in revenue bills must begin in the house.
rr. >> right now boehner unplugged. there's still no help for a sequester deal. >> we have moved in the house twice. we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. >> the republican leadership says let the senate begin. i remind them that the constitution says the appropriations in revenue bills must begin in the house.
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boehner is a conservative republican, a much more moderate one. and he was laying down the law with obama, said, no tax increase. >> he agreed to $800 billion. >> through tax reform which is -- >> raising revenue. >> which is tricky. i mean, it's possible. but i call it the great white whale. you chase it in the ocean and it might kill you. >> let's talk about the republican party in the house. we know there's "x" many number of tea partyers against any revenues, against everything, cut spending, cut spending. i heard every time boehner would come back from the white house with a deal he thought he could meet with the president, make with the president, he'd get a call from his chief of staff barry jackson, eric cantor's talking to the crazies out there, we're not going to be able to hold this deal. >> yes, i mean, there's a scene for if one of the key moments where the president is asked for that $400 billion additional revenue -- >> $800 billion up to $1.2 trillion. >> boehner calls eric cantor and his chief of staff down and asks, what do you t
boehner is a conservative republican, a much more moderate one. and he was laying down the law with obama, said, no tax increase. >> he agreed to $800 billion. >> through tax reform which is -- >> raising revenue. >> which is tricky. i mean, it's possible. but i call it the great white whale. you chase it in the ocean and it might kill you. >> let's talk about the republican party in the house. we know there's "x" many number of tea partyers against any...
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house republicans remain split on mcconnell's proposal, even though speaker john boehner is refusing to dismiss the plan altogether. during the white house budget meeting yesterday, aides say house majority leader eric cantor did not say a word, following the intense encounter between khan tor and president obama during wednesday's sit-down. yesterday the president described his relationship with kantor as, quote, cordial, speaking with cbs affiliate kyw, president obama discussed the holdup in these negotiations. >> what we haven't seen is the acknowledgment that, if we're serious about solving the problem, everybody has to compromise a little bit. people have dug themselves into these very deep holes. as i said yesterday, the american people expect us to perform. there's too much at stake for us to be playing political games. i was very blunt about that. >> harry reid scolded eric cantor on the senate floor citing other articles where his behavior was called childish. >> he's shown he shouldn't be at the table, walked out on meetings with vice president of the united states. it was
house republicans remain split on mcconnell's proposal, even though speaker john boehner is refusing to dismiss the plan altogether. during the white house budget meeting yesterday, aides say house majority leader eric cantor did not say a word, following the intense encounter between khan tor and president obama during wednesday's sit-down. yesterday the president described his relationship with kantor as, quote, cordial, speaking with cbs affiliate kyw, president obama discussed the holdup in...
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john mccain, john boehner, lindsey graham, scott brown, marco rub beau, rubio, ed collins have all said this is bad. we shouldn't be doing this mccarthyite stuff in this country. a number of politicians like rush limbaugh, john bolton are are all defending this scurrilous attack on this woman who has worked for her country and for secretary clinton. what do you make about what is going on right now? >> well, i think you pegged it, chris. the way you described it going into this segment. we're talking about politics. we're not talking about religion. we're not talking about security. we're talking about a very questionable kind of patriotism that would risk scaring the people of the united states, trying to undercut their confidence in the security provided by the united states government in order to attract a few votes. they also know that this figure that came out today about the number of people who think that the president is muslim, it is a way to play in demonizing a religion to the extent that they think they can win an election. everyone knows that according to the constitution's
john mccain, john boehner, lindsey graham, scott brown, marco rub beau, rubio, ed collins have all said this is bad. we shouldn't be doing this mccarthyite stuff in this country. a number of politicians like rush limbaugh, john bolton are are all defending this scurrilous attack on this woman who has worked for her country and for secretary clinton. what do you make about what is going on right now? >> well, i think you pegged it, chris. the way you described it going into this segment....